Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-06
Mr.. Curlett offered the following :


81 noes, %.
COSTS.
Mr.. Curlett offered the following:
Resolved, That the Auditor Of Public Accounts
! be, and r. hereby, instructed 10 furnish 70 thu
General Assembly a statement OF all amounts
paid TO attorneys, and all costs, &C., In defend
ing thoee coupon cases that have been settled
Under q suspension OF the rules the
resolution was adopted,
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr.. Faulcon : For working the
roads in the county Of Surry.
Py Mr.. Terry: For the relief OF
Whitfield Clarke, Frank G.. Hall, and
others.
BY Mr.. Porter: To amend the Code
in relation to checks, &c.
by Mr.. Bohannan Petition from the
citizens of Mathews county praying
that the local-option law be not re-
pealed.
BY Mr.. Dabney Petition of citizens
of Charlottesville district, Albemarle
county, for the passage Of law TO pro
hibit the sale within said district of Ii.
quor, &C., to be drunk where sold.
THE SCHOOL YEAR.
A bill introduced in the Committee
on Schools and Colleges by Mr.. Cor
nett to amend the law in regard to re-
Arranging the dates for the ending OF
the school year, the making of annual
reports by school officers, and the hold.
ing of the annual meeting of the
County School Board. was reported
favorably upon by the committee.
THE THREE SECS" RAILROAD.
The unfinished business, being the
bill 10 charter the Charleston, Cincin.
natl and Chicago railroad, came up, the
question being the amendment of Mr..
A. Fulkerson providing that the road
must not run west of Bristol.
Mr.. A. Fulkerson spoke at length in
favor Of his amendment.
Mr.. Stribling hoped that the bill
would be passed as it came from the
committee, and that Mr.. Fulkerson' s
amendment would be rejected.
Mr. Csrdwell earnestly advocated the
bill and opposed the amendment.
Mr.. johnson opposed the bill be-
cause, in his judgment, it would prove
ruinous to the State that the road in
Wise county, would be one hundred and
fifty miles nearer the seaboard than the
Norfolk and Western.
Mr.. Fulkerson again urged the adop-
ton of his amendment.
Mr.. Curlett said he hoped the bill
would pass as il came from the Senate,
and so did Mr.. Franklin.
The amendment was rejected-ayes,
7 noes, 81.
The bill then passed by the following
recorded vote
AYEs.--Messrs. Acker. Arlington, Arnold.
Dandy, Black, Bolen, Boiling, Brown, Burks,
mond, Cnrlett. tDabney, Darst, Dickinson,
Downing, Dunlop, Dupuy, Eastwood, Faulcon,
Fentress. Figgat, Franklin. L. ID. Fulkerson,
Hay, Holiday, Hurt, Hylton, Jones, G. +, Jor-
dan, Lawson, Leftwich, LocketL Loving, Nc
.lihtic, Matthews, hauck. Mayo. MqnfOrd,
O'Bannon, Oglesby, Patton. Payne. Peters,
Powell, Rice, Rog, Ryan. Saunders, Schoolheld,
Smith, stribling. Tallaferro, Tayenner, Terry.
IillsE Van Doran. Webb, WescOtt wilkins,
Wise, and llr. Speaker-67.
NOEs.-Messrs. Bohannan, Cherry. Abram
Fulkerson, Hoge, johnson, Martin, and
Roberts,.
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
A communication was received from
the Governor. (See Senate proceed
ings.)
Mr.. Munford offered the following
Rssolred tho Senate concurring), That the
General Assembly Will take q recess from We'd
nesday, April 9Th, until Wednesday the 9TH day
Of May next.
MIR. 1illar moved to amend by adj
iourning Friday. Lost.
The resolution was then agreed to,
and Mr.. Munford, at the request of the
Speaker, communicated its passage to
the Senate.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To amend the law in relation TO
working the roads of Fairfax county.
To authorize the Board o. Superb
sors Of Page county to increase the
salary of the judge OF said county.
To provide for the sale of delinquent
lands in Prince Edward county.
To amend the law incorporating the
town of Martinsville, in Henry county.
For the relief of Samuel w. Lyons.
For the relief of w. Il. Edwards,
oyster inspector OF Portsmouth city.
For the relief of Darling A. Bennett,
of Essex county.
To repeal an act authorizing the
Board of Supervisors Of Halifax coun-
ty to let public roads to contract, and
to amend the law to provide for work
ing and repairing public roads and
bridges.
To incorporate the Petersburg Musi-
cal Association.
To authorize school trustees in GER
tain counties to use the school fund for
building purposes.
TO amend the charter OF the town OF
Warrenton.
. To incorporate the Holy-Neck Lum-
Der and Transportation Company.
To allow citizens of Halifax county
to vote on fence law.
To incorporate the Clinch- River Con-
stIuction Company.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
To amend the acts of 1SS5-'56 OF the
town of Danville in relation to funds
appropriated for railroad purposes.
TO amend the charter OF the Virginia
Marble Company.
To Incorporate the Cripple.Creek
Iron and Steel Company.
TO SIT DURING THE RECESS.
Senate joint resolution allowing the
upon the report of the re-
visers of the Code and the joint COM
nittee to confer with the foreign bond.
holders TO sit during the recess and 10
allow the committee to confer with the
to employ clerk was, I'M
der a suspension of therules, placed on
the calendar and adopted.
TO THE MEMORY OF MR.. CARTER.
Mr.. Cardwell offered the following
Whereas this house has heard with deep re-
gret OF the death OF Major David A. Carter, who
Tor many years had filled with dignity and
ability tho position OF CLERK In this body, now
therefore be Il
Resoirsd, That as mark Of respect to his